Sean Strickland UFC Stats & Fight History

Bio

Age35 (Feb 27, 1991)

Height6'1"

Weight185 lbs

Reach76"

StanceOrthodox

Career Stats

Statistic	Sean Strickland
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.6
Strike Differential	1.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	64.3%
Takedown Defense	76.6%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.7
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	1:12
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	29.4%
Submission % of Wins	5.9%
Decision % of Wins	64.7%
Avg Fight Time	15:54
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.3
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	50.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:06

Fight History

WIN

vs. Anthony Hernandez

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez • Feb 2026

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:23

Sean Strickland110/24146%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:18

Anthony Hernandez55/12245%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	32/90	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Hernandez	23/48	48%	0/1	0:20	—

R2	Sean Strickland	37/79	47%	0/0	0:08	—
	Anthony Hernandez	23/47	49%	0/0	0:04	—

R3	Sean Strickland	41/72	57%	0/0	0:10	1
	Anthony Hernandez	9/27	33%	0/0	0:08	—

LOSS

vs. Dricus Du Plessis

UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 • Feb 2025

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Sean Strickland128/26349%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Dricus Du Plessis147/31447%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	16/49	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	20/45	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	29/54	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	31/60	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sean Strickland	24/47	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	39/79	49%	1/1	0:05	—

R4	Sean Strickland	28/51	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	21/66	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Sean Strickland	31/62	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	36/64	56%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Paulo Costa

UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier • Jun 2024

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Sean Strickland182/40245%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

Paulo Costa158/26659%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	24/56	43%	0/0	0:01	—
	Paulo Costa	31/43	72%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	25/70	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Paulo Costa	32/49	65%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sean Strickland	45/83	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Paulo Costa	34/54	63%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Sean Strickland	39/88	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Paulo Costa	29/53	55%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Sean Strickland	49/105	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Paulo Costa	32/67	48%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Dricus Du Plessis

UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis • Jan 2024

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Sean Strickland173/40842%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Dricus Du Plessis137/35439%TD 6/11Ctrl 2:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	34/75	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	18/51	35%	2/3	0:28	—

R2	Sean Strickland	22/62	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	26/60	43%	1/1	0:22	—

R3	Sean Strickland	31/87	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	29/84	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Sean Strickland	33/85	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	29/73	40%	3/5	1:18	—

R5	Sean Strickland	53/99	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	35/86	41%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Israel Adesanya

UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland • Sep 2023

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Sean Strickland137/25953%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14

Israel Adesanya94/27135%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	27/52	52%	0/0	0:14	1
	Israel Adesanya	12/39	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	16/32	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Israel Adesanya	20/64	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sean Strickland	20/41	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Israel Adesanya	21/57	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Sean Strickland	38/63	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Israel Adesanya	20/51	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Sean Strickland	36/71	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Israel Adesanya	21/60	35%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Abus Magomedov

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov • Jul 2023

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:20

Sean Strickland81/18843%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10

Abus Magomedov47/10147%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	11/48	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Abus Magomedov	32/60	53%	1/2	0:23	—

R2	Sean Strickland	70/140	50%	0/0	0:10	1
	Abus Magomedov	15/41	37%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Nassourdine Imavov

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov • Jan 2023

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Sean Strickland182/40545%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:12

Nassourdine Imavov123/26946%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	24/74	32%	0/0	0:14	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	19/50	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	22/72	31%	1/1	1:49	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	22/58	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sean Strickland	47/78	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	24/45	53%	0/1	0:00	—

R4	Sean Strickland	57/100	57%	0/0	0:50	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	23/51	45%	0/0	0:08	—

R5	Sean Strickland	32/81	40%	0/0	1:19	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	35/65	54%	0/0	0:04	—

LOSS

vs. Jared Cannonier

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland • Dec 2022

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Sean Strickland152/40038%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:48

Jared Cannonier141/31045%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	13/48	27%	1/1	0:43	—
	Jared Cannonier	16/43	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	28/73	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jared Cannonier	25/58	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sean Strickland	35/81	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jared Cannonier	33/69	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Sean Strickland	33/87	38%	0/0	0:05	—
	Jared Cannonier	27/61	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Sean Strickland	43/111	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jared Cannonier	40/79	51%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Alex Pereira

UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier • Jul 2022

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:36

Sean Strickland15/2952%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Alex Pereira25/4062%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	15/29	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Pereira	25/40	62%	0/0	0:03	1

WIN

vs. Jack Hermansson

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland • Feb 2022

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Sean Strickland153/33046%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Jack Hermansson137/35339%TD 0/8Ctrl 0:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	22/51	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jack Hermansson	26/47	55%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	32/77	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jack Hermansson	32/70	46%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Sean Strickland	27/59	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jack Hermansson	26/75	35%	0/1	0:00	—

R4	Sean Strickland	34/67	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jack Hermansson	27/78	35%	0/1	0:18	—

R5	Sean Strickland	38/76	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jack Hermansson	26/83	31%	0/2	0:13	—

WIN

vs. Uriah Hall

UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland • Jul 2021

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Sean Strickland186/42843%TD 4/6Ctrl 7:02

Uriah Hall107/25841%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	38/129	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Uriah Hall	23/55	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	43/81	53%	0/1	1:01	—
	Uriah Hall	22/52	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sean Strickland	18/40	45%	3/3	3:03	—
	Uriah Hall	12/27	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Sean Strickland	34/83	41%	1/1	0:35	—
	Uriah Hall	24/62	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Sean Strickland	53/95	56%	0/1	2:23	—
	Uriah Hall	26/62	42%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Krzysztof Jotko

UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka • May 2021

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sean Strickland84/18246%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Krzysztof Jotko37/19619%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	26/54	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Krzysztof Jotko	14/65	22%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	23/50	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Krzysztof Jotko	11/66	17%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sean Strickland	35/78	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Krzysztof Jotko	12/65	18%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Brendan Allen

UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos • Nov 2020

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:32

Sean Strickland94/16158%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:34

Brendan Allen51/9057%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	56/97	58%	1/1	1:34	—
	Brendan Allen	31/59	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	38/64	59%	0/0	0:00	1
	Brendan Allen	20/31	65%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jack Marshman

UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva • Oct 2020

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sean Strickland106/22747%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Jack Marshman48/25219%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	39/84	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jack Marshman	20/81	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	27/60	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jack Marshman	10/69	14%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sean Strickland	40/83	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jack Marshman	18/102	18%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Nordine Taleb

UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith • Oct 2018

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:10

Sean Strickland65/17737%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:37

Nordine Taleb48/9551%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	23/93	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nordine Taleb	35/62	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	42/84	50%	0/0	0:37	1
	Nordine Taleb	13/33	39%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington • May 2018

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 3:40

Sean Strickland14/3639%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos15/5826%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	14/36	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	15/58	26%	0/1	0:07	1

WIN

vs. Court McGee

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis • Nov 2017

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sean Strickland78/25431%TD 3/3Ctrl 2:42

Court McGee62/26024%TD 0/11Ctrl 1:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	25/109	23%	1/1	0:25	—
	Court McGee	24/107	22%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	31/85	36%	0/0	0:03	—
	Court McGee	22/107	21%	0/6	0:38	—

R3	Sean Strickland	22/60	37%	2/2	2:14	—
	Court McGee	16/46	35%	0/5	1:03	—

LOSS

vs. Kamaru Usman

UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 • Apr 2017

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sean Strickland27/10326%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Kamaru Usman90/17153%TD 2/8Ctrl 8:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	5/15	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	24/37	65%	1/5	4:18	—

R2	Sean Strickland	5/34	15%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	29/65	45%	0/2	2:25	1

R3	Sean Strickland	17/54	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	37/69	54%	1/1	1:25	—

WIN

vs. Tom Breese

UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 • Jun 2016

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sean Strickland73/20735%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:18

Tom Breese62/15341%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	15/50	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tom Breese	21/57	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	29/81	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tom Breese	23/50	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sean Strickland	29/76	38%	0/2	0:18	—
	Tom Breese	18/46	39%	0/3	0:12	—

WIN

vs. Alex Garcia

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy • Feb 2016

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:25

Sean Strickland84/17349%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:48

Alex Garcia23/6734%TD 3/7Ctrl 3:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	19/34	56%	1/2	2:48	—
	Alex Garcia	7/14	50%	1/2	1:52	—

R2	Sean Strickland	31/62	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Garcia	10/30	33%	1/1	0:56	—

R3	Sean Strickland	34/77	44%	0/0	0:00	1
	Alex Garcia	6/23	26%	1/4	0:43	—

WIN

vs. Igor Araujo

UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee • Jul 2015

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sean Strickland71/16942%TD 3/3Ctrl 5:29

Igor Araujo39/8248%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	40/81	49%	1/1	2:30	1
	Igor Araujo	14/29	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	13/30	43%	1/1	2:27	—
	Igor Araujo	9/15	60%	0/2	0:18	—

R3	Sean Strickland	18/58	31%	1/1	0:32	—
	Igor Araujo	16/38	42%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio

UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir • Feb 2015

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sean Strickland44/16726%TD 2/4Ctrl 1:23

Santiago Ponzinibbio50/16231%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	14/56	25%	1/2	0:18	—
	Santiago Ponzinibbio	20/58	34%	1/1	0:24	—

R2	Sean Strickland	17/59	29%	0/1	0:22	—
	Santiago Ponzinibbio	15/47	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sean Strickland	13/52	25%	1/1	0:43	—
	Santiago Ponzinibbio	15/57	26%	0/2	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Luke Barnatt

UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi • May 2014

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sean Strickland48/16130%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:41

Luke Barnatt44/18724%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	19/60	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Luke Barnatt	13/64	20%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	15/46	33%	1/2	0:36	—
	Luke Barnatt	21/65	32%	0/0	0:05	—

R3	Sean Strickland	14/55	25%	0/1	0:05	—
	Luke Barnatt	10/58	17%	0/1	0:23	—

WIN

vs. Robert McDaniel

UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler • Mar 2014

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 4:33

Sean Strickland20/3557%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:34

Robert McDaniel4/1040%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	20/35	57%	1/2	2:34	—
	Robert McDaniel	4/10	40%	1/1	0:26	—